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another portion of its citizens, or others, who hold the evi-
denccs of its public debt.

President Washington, in his inaugural address, at the
organisation of the Government, adverted to the encourag-
ing circumstances which led him to hope that "the pre-emi-
nence of free government would be exemplified by all the
attributes which can win the affections of its citizens and
command the respect of the world." And he reminded his
auditors that "the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty,
and the destiny of the Republican model of government, are
justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the
experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."
Justice and good faith are indispenaable to the success of
this experiment.

Your Committee recommend the adoption of the accompa-
nying preamble and resolutions.
Respectfully submitted,

ISAAC D. JONES, Cha'n House Com.

A. LEO KNOTT,

RICH'D B. CARMICHAELL

ODEN BOWIE, Chair'n Senate Com.

GEORGE VICKERS,

LEVIN L. WATERS,

ALFRED SPATES.

PREAMBLE.

WHEBEAS, The Governor of Maryland has laid before the
Legislature, a communication from the Secretary of State of
the United States, containing a proposition to amend the
Constitution of the United States, as follows, viz :

Be it Besdvedt By the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, (two-
thirds of both Houses concurring,) that the following article
be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which,
when ratified by three-fourths of said Legislatures, shall be
valid, M part of the Constitution, namely :
ARTICLE XIV.

Section 1. All persona born or naturalized in the United
Statw, and «ubjeot to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of
the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No
State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge
the prmleges or immunities of citizens of the United States;
nor shall ttty State deprive aay person of life, liberty or
property, without due process of law, nor deny to any per-
son within its jurisdiction, the equal protection of the laws.
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